# Incident 20240126002049I: Beech BE:58, Leesville, LA, January 26, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2024, 17:55 local time
- Place: Leesville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2152° N, 93.1512° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2152&lon=-93.1512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE:58
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 31,387 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240126002049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DUE TO EN-ROUTE HAIL ENCOUNTER, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED HAIL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE, DENTED SIGN ON LEADING EDGES, AND WINGS, CRACKED ROOF NACELLS AND TIP FAIRING, DENTED WING TIPS AND PUNCTURE TO FIBERGLASS COWLING, ALUMINUM SKINS AND NOSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA100), Jan 26, 2024: Beechcraft BE58 (N811CW), DeRidder, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s encounter with heavy rain, hail, and severe turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N811CW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190612006769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190612006769I), Jun 12, 2019: Beech 58 (N811CW), Union Springs, AL, Minor damage. During cruise , the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. After landing, the left wing was reported to exhibit some degree of damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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